Table of contents for April 20, 2020 in People

‘I was worried about getting paper towels, toilet paper, food—not acetone’—JADA PINKETT SMITH, on not being able to remove her gel manicure at home, on Instagram ‘The only way I got my American accent was by watching Hannah Montana’—MILLIE BOBBIE BROWN, on learning to hide her British accent, on Miley Cyrus’s Instagram series Bright Minded ‘I think that if I asked her to have another baby right now she’d punch me in the f---ing face because she’s not ready’—ADAM LEVINE, on having a third child with wife Behati Prinsloo, on the Howard Stern Show ‘I was so out of the loop for so many years, and now I feel like I’m part of something—albeit really delayed’—ANDY COHEN, on bingeing Game of Thrones while recovering from COVID-19 in isolation, to…

CUDDLY COMPANIONS! STARS WORKING FROM HOME Celebs find new ways to broadcast amid the COVID-19 pandemic SURF AND STROLL Byron Bay, April 6 Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky socially distanced at an isolated beach in Australia. FIT FAMILY Santa Monica, April 3 Arnold Schwarzenegger (whose hoodie encouraged readers, “Don’t Be an Ass, Stay Inside”) went for a ride with son Patrick, who pedaled on an elliptical bike. SKATER BOY Santa Monica, April 4 Jonah Hill got some fresh air when he cruised down the street on a skateboard. THE QUEEN’S SPEECH London In a rare public address Queen Elizabeth spoke to Britain and Commonwealth countries in a televised, pretaped speech about the coronavirus outbreak that aired April 5. She thanked health care and essential workers as well as citizens…

She has been open about her mental health struggles for years—and Selena Gomez made her most candid revelation yet on April 3 while speaking to fellow Disney Channel alum Miley Cyrus. She announced that she has bipolar disorder. On Cyrus’s Instagram Live show Bright Minded, Gomez, 27, said she learned she had the mental health condition—which causes extreme mood swings—during a recent visit to McLean Hospital, a psychiatric health center in Belmont, Mass. “After years of going through a lot of different things, I realized that I was bipolar,” she told Cyrus, also 27. “When I know more information, it actually helps me. It doesn’t scare me once I know it.” Since receiving her diagnosis, Gomez has educated herself on the disorder. “When I was younger, I was scared…

“I watch a lot of Judge Judy,” singer-songwriter Bill Withers joked as he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. “I’m not out and about.” In fact Withers hadn’t put out an album since 1985. But no one has forgotten the hits he did release in a celebrated but short career that began in 1971 and ended in self-imposed retirement 14 years later. These include the soulfully melancholy “Ain’t No Sunshine,” the consoling, inspirational “Lean on Me” and the gently rhapsodic “Lovely Day.” His death from heart issues on March 30 prompted an outpouring of praise for the 81-year-old, known for performing genre-spanning songs with heart-touching simplicity. Withers, whose music has been covered by everyone from Michael Jackson to Barbra Streisand, was “a songwriters’ songwriter,”…

The actor and stand-up comedian, 34, costars on CBS’s MacGyver, airing Fridays at 8 p.m. How do you relate to your character Wilt Bozer, MacGyver’s pal? He’s funny but also smart. When you tell jokes, often people assume you’re not into your studies. I’ve always been the exception to that—I was an honors student. You’re into stand-up, acting and also music—how would you rank the three? It would be stand-up, music, then acting. With stand-up and music, you get to express things that you want to say. They’re therapeutic for me. When you were starting out, did you get any advice from well-known comedians? Marlon Wayans told me to just do me, and that’s what I’ve held on to.…

Andrew Jack, 76 The British Star Wars actor was also a dialect coach who had worked on 80 films before succumbing to the virus on March 31. The father of two first appeared as Major Ematt in 2015’s The Force Awakens and later in 2017’s The Last Jedi, and his colleagues from the galaxy mourned him online. “I’m so sorry and saddened to hear we have lost Andrew Jack,” Mark Hamill, 68, wrote on Twitter. “He was such a kind gentleman who was deeply gifted and beloved by all who knew him.” Adam Schlesinger, 52 The cofounder of Fountains of Wayne, the band behind the 2003 hit “Stacy’s Mom,” wasn’t just a gifted rock star, he was also beloved in Hollywood for composing songs for hit films like That…

Like the rest of us, Marie Kondo is spending a lot of time at home with family these days. Unlike the rest of us, she never gets tired of cleaning up. “When life changes dramatically, as it is right now, I think it’s very important to keep a calm mind,” she says, “and the process of tidying can give you a sense of calm.” But not everyone in her family is always on board. Her two young daughters “love to tidy, but they don’t want to do it sometimes,” she admits. “They throw tantrums!” News flash: The queen of no mess, 35, who shares her L.A. home with husband and business partner Takumi Kawahara, 35, along with their kids, is no stranger to messy moments. And though she made…

1. SVU’s Stabler fights again Law & Order: SVU detective Elliot Stabler, played by Chris Meloni, retired from the force in 2011, but Olivia Benson’s former partner will be back in action with his own spinoff show from Dick Wolf on NBC. 2. Ina Garten Supersizes Her Cosmo It’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, and the Barefoot Contessa, who showed her followers how to make a giant cosmopolitan at 9:30 a.m. on a Wednesday, knows it. “It’s always cocktail hour in a crisis!” she joked on Instagram. 3. Ariana Grande Shows Off Her Quarantine Hair “Get a load a dis,” the pop star, known for her ultra-straight high ponytails, wrote on Twitter, giving fans a rare look at her natural curls. 4. Whipped Coffee Captivates Foodies Caffeine drinkers with some extra…

New Couple John Mellencamp & Nurse Jamie After he and Meg Ryan ended their engagement last year, the rocker, 68, has moved on with celebrity skincare expert Jamie Sue “Nurse Jamie” Sherrill, 49. Both Indiana natives, the two were reportedly set up by his daughter Teddi. (For more on Teddi, see page 24.) Wedding on Hold Taraji P. Henson & Kelvin Hayden After pushing their wedding from April to June, the actress, 49, and former NFL player, 36, have again delayed saying “I do,” this time over coronavirus concerns. “We are … trying to figure out the safest and best way,” she told Extra. Happy Anniversary! Jay-Z & Beyoncé On April 4 the rapper, 50, and the singer, 38, celebrated 12 years of marriage. “It seemed like yesterday these…

Babies • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star Rachel Bloom, 33, welcomed her first child, a daughter, with husband Dan Gregor, 38. “She’s here. She’s home,” Bloom wrote on Instagram. • Alec Baldwin, 62, and wife Hilaria, 36, are expecting their fifth child. The couple are parents to daughter Carmen, 6, and sons Rafael, 4, Leonardo, 3, and Romeo, 23 months. Engagement • The Real cohost Jeannie Mai, 41, said yes when her boyfriend, rapper Jeezy, 42, popped the question on March 27. Health • U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, 55, was hospitalized and moved into the ICU when his conditioned worsened 10 days after he first tested positive for coronavirus. • Grammy-winner Pink, 40, revealed that she and her son Jameson, 3, had tested positive for coronavirus and that they had been “really, really…

Two Shelter Puppies Enjoy the Run of the Georgia Aquarium—and Find a Forever Home ATLANTA When the humans are away, the puppies will play! Odie and Carmel, 2-month-old Jack Russell terrier mixes with the Atlanta Humane Society, had the playdate of a lifetime when they got to explore the Georgia Aquarium, now closed to help curb the spread of coronavirus. “We wanted to bring some joy to everyone at home,” Christina Hill, the Atlanta Humane Society’s marketing and communications director, says. They befriended fish, watched whale sharks and even snuck in a nap. Photos of their adventure went viral on Twitter and sparked an adoption frenzy—the Atlanta Humane Society received hundreds of requests for the pups and other animals. Odie and Carmel have found their forever home with the…

‘CAROLE WAS THE FIRST THING ON HIS MIND EVERY MORNING AND THE LAST THING ON HIS MIND EVERY NIGHT’—KELCI SAFFERY Sitting in prison serving a 22-year sentence, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known (to millions of Netflix viewers) as Joe Exotic, admits he has a new understanding of the hundreds of animals who lived in his zoo. “Go sit in a cage with your animals for a week,” he told Netflix in a video posted to Twitter on April 3. “I’m ashamed of myself.” You can’t make up a story like his: Joe, a memorably mulleted Oklahoma man with penchants for polygamy and loud sequined shirts, first opened the Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park in 1999 and filled its cages with lions, tigers and other wild animals. For a side business,…

My regular routine is out the window. If anyone has an actual schedule during quarantine with kids at home, I’m impressed! My husband, Ant, and I do not. Homeschooling is a challenge. Hard times unite us. Tarek [El Moussa, father of Brayden and Taylor and cohost of Flip or Flop] and I split four years ago. That’s a long time. When there are tough times like these, all of a sudden we’re totally a unified front and talk and email multiple times a day. Ultimately it’s, “What’s best for the kids?” It’s good we’re on the same page—otherwise it would be a mess! My health is a huge priority. Five years ago I didn’t feel great. I’d have brain fog or constantly feel like I was in fight-or-flight mode. I…

What We’ll Remember About the Age of Coronavirus When our grandkids ask us our memories of the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 there are many things we’ll be able to tell them about: the tragedy of the lives lost, the bravery of the doctors and nurses, the constant handwashing and how communities came together to help each other. There will also be the more lighthearted things that got us through staying at home: the return to simple pleasures like puzzles and board games and the explosion of digital-communication tools like Zoom, House Party and #ClubQuarantine. And one thing we will remember as rising to the top of the world’s distractions list will undoubtedly be Tiger King. The Netflix show follows zoo owner Joe Exotic as he spirals amid a cast…

Katy Perry is thinking pink. On April 3 the pop star—who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom—posted “it’s a girl” on Instagram alongside a photo (inset) of the actor with pink frosting on his face. “They are both so excited,” a source says of Perry, 35, and Bloom, 43, who has a son, Flynn, 9, with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. The pair announced Perry’s pregnancy on March 5 before confirming that they postponed their summer wedding because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “They love that they have this amazing, positive thing to focus on right now. It’s such a happy distraction,” says the source. “Katy really hopes everything has calmed down with the virus by the time the baby will be born this summer.”…

Six weeks after the birth of her third child, daughter Dove, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is adjusting to a new normal—quarantine and all—and focused on treasuring time at home. “I’m trying to enjoy this time,” says the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 38, who is wed to entrepreneur Edwin Arroyave, 43. “It’s been such a blessing to have Dove.” Sheltered in her Hollywood Hills home (with four kids underfoot), the founder of the wellness coaching company All in by Teddi chatted about Dove’s arrival and the “crazy” new season of Housewives, premiering April 15. How are you feeling physically? I feel grateful that I was active during pregnancy because I’m able to be active now. I’ve gotten on the treadmill and done walks with the kids. I feel better…

Honor Blackman became a Hollywood icon the moment she said, “My name is Pussy Galore” in 1964’s Goldfinger. At 39, she was five years older than her leading man, Sean Connery. “Most of the Bond girls have been bimbos,” she once said. “I have never been a bimbo.” Raised in London’s East End, Blackman served as a motorcycle dispatch rider during World War II and starred in her first major movie, Conspirator, opposite Elizabeth Taylor in 1949. In the mid-1950s she suffered an emotional collapse, but she rose again to become a feminist icon in the hit ’60s TV show The Avengers as judo-kicking secret agent Cathy Gale. “Everyone thought of me as a glamourpuss,” she said, lamenting that she was not offered heavyweight roles. Twice married, Blackman continued…

Justin Timberlake’s favorite toy growing up? A Cabbage Patch Kid. Anna Kendrick’s chosen superpower? Invisibility. The stars of Trolls World Tour, sheltered safely at home, fielded questions sent on video by their youngest fans. “I carried that doll with me everywhere,” says Timberlake, 39, who’s dad to son Silas, 5, with wife Jessica Biel, 38. The sequel to the hit 2016 animated musical marks the first major Hollywood movie to be released straight to streaming since the coronavirus crisis began and will be available on demand starting April 10. This time around Branch (Timberlake) and Poppy (Kendrick) discover Troll tribes devoted to different kinds of music: funk, country, techno, classical, pop and rock. Jokes Kendrick, 34, of her questioners: “These children are so cute. I want to adopt all of…

Last Road Trip In February my husband [Joshua Snyder] and I went up to the Santa Barbara wine country. We were only able to get one night away, but as a parent, even that is so delicious and decadent. Last Time I Was Starstruck It’s so crazy because we live in L.A., but I was driving through a neighborhood and came to a red light by a gas station, and getting gas was Harrison Ford. I really feel like I had an open-mouth jaw drop. Like I was looking at a rare albino rhino in the wild. Last Girls’ Night Out It was years ago! Jenna [Fischer, The Office costar] and I did a wine and canvas-painting night, and we painted cats on a fence. It was at a…